William Simmonds Meers (27 March 1844 – 12 July 1902) was an English amateur

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er who played in one first-class cricket match for

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. Meers was born at

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in Kent in 1844.William Meers

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. Retrieved 2018-12-08. He made his only appearance for the Kent side in 1866 against

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at Tunbridge Wells. He is also known to have played two matches for the Gentlemen of Kent during the 1860s.William Meers
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-08.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 382.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) He died at

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in 1902 aged 58.

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